In pots. Do I dare? And how?

12 years ago

Hi, I'm new here, but I've lurked around the boards for a while.

Three years ago a friend gave me some irises in 2 pots. I was going to plant them in the ground, but haven't... for three years... (Yes, I'm bad).

However, the irises come up every year in the pots. No flowers, but there are probably a total of 6 sections of fans that grow.

I live in Zone 7. I was thinking to day of taking them out of the pots and planting them in the ground, but I'm afraid if I do anything to them, I'll kill them. They do have the fans right now...

ANY suggestions at all would be appreciated. I have a black thumb, sadly, so I need all the help I can get.

Thanks.

Comments (4)

organic_kitten
12 years ago
Plant them! They want to be in the ground, and they are very tough plants.
kay
ZippinPippin
Original Author
12 years ago
Just stick 'em in the ground as is? I don't need to cut them or anything? I'm a total TOTAL newbie.

Where's the shovel?

(Really, though, it won't kill them to replant them this week even if they have green stems coming up already?)
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iris_gal
12 years ago
Plant all the rhizomes in a well drained sunny bed. Let the tops of the rhizomes get their sunshine. Save one big rhizome for each pot - refresh the soil in the pots or trowel in a tsp. granular fertilizer.

Bearded iris like to travel! The tall ones quickly outgrow pots as well as using up the nutrients. The dwarfs are more accomodating than the talls if you have cold winters for them.
hosenemesis
12 years ago
Full sun. Don't bury the tops of the rhizomes. It's time for some flowers!
Renee